Michael Shapiro

Practice Description

Mr. Shapiro has been trying cases and arguing appeals since 1973. His current practice is divided between white-collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation. Over the course of his career, he has handled virtually every kind of criminal case imaginable from antitrust to zoning fraud. He has also defended individuals and businesses in matters all over the country and around the world including Bermuda, Hong Kong, Moscow, Miami, Los Angeles, Detroit and Macon, Georgia. Included in America’s Best Lawyers, a perennial SuperLawyer and a member of the by-invitation-only New York Council of Defense Lawyers, he is recognized by his peers for his skilled advocacy.

Mr. Shapiro believes that clients are served and cases are won by scrupulous attention to detail, incessant preparation, thorough cross examination and the resources of a law firm that is second to none. Mr. Shapiro understands that when an individual’s or business’s legal life is at stake the highest level of skill, creativity and knowledge must be employed to achieve success.